The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1887-05-18


do you think you could have seen him
Does that look like the pistol he had in his
hand Exhibiting the pistol which was
admitted to belong TO Col. Hamilton-1 No,
sir
are you prepared to say if he did have a
pistol you would have noticed it, do not
know whether | would or not.
Look at me holding that counsel stand
ing with Col. II, 5 pistol in his hand and
see how much / cover with my hand, and
then again say If you think that you would
have noticed that pistol if it had been IN
Mr.. Hamiitonis hands? Well, sir, | do not
know about that under the circumstances.
was intent on getting a statement out OF
Gambrell, and was not paying much atten-
ton to the pistol.
The impression made upon you by the
object you saw in his hands was not like
that pistol? No, sir.
When you got to your deer did you see any
thing of anybody passing in the direction
of the bridge? | could not see from my
door.
When you got to your gate did you see
anybody besides Mr.. Carrsway moving in
the direction of the bridge? / have no
recollection antil got down there.
Did you see any one across the street on
the west end of the bridge from about the
point were Figures was? / have no recol
| lection seeing any one.
Did you hear any conversation between
Carraway and Hamilton, when Carrawa:
| got to the bridge, and if so what was 1t
| | saye noreeollection of hearing anything
They might have carried on little CONVEX
| sation without me hearing it.
| Do you know Mr.. Eubanks2 This gentle
| man here (Pointing.)
| No, sir, | never saw the gentleman before
| that | know of.
| Was he about the bridge that night? Did
| you see him2 If he had been there | would
! not have paid any atten ion to Mr.. Eubanks
| because his face is not familiar one and
| would not have attracted my attention al
| the time.
| Was he on the bridge or not at the time
you first got TO the bridge? No, sir, have
no recollection whatever of seeing him.
| Were you ahead OF behind Mr.. Carraway
| when you got TO the bridget l think pos
sibly that l led Mr.. Carrawsy little, | an
/ not certain.
of Gambrell, or did he pass on by? No
sir. 1t is the best of my knowledge and
belief that he did not stop.
/ And the pistol had not been pickle III
at the time you got there? No, sir; still
| lying there.
1 Do you know anything about the body
| of Mr.. Gambrell be ne moved and who
| moved it, l went off and got shutter
and after | had brought the shutter ur
/ there, proposed for them to wait until
could go to my house and get a pillow tt
put under his head. | went and got the
pillow aud returned as rapidly as possible
and when | got back to the bridge they
| told me they had moved the body and had
got about as far as the Governors mansion
by that time.
| What part, if any, did Mr. Carraway take
| in the moving of Mr.. GambrelPs body?
do not know that he took any special part
Did you see Mr.. Carraway do anything
endeayoring to alleviate the condition o.
Mr. Gambrell at that time? have no rec
objection of seeing him take any steps a
that time of the kind. told him to be Ger
tain to see that Mr.. Heaphy got his shuttel
back and he said he would.
Did you see whether Col. Hamilton's
coat was on fire or not? Ny impression wa
i'm fact know his coatw on fire. hay,
| a distinct recollection of seeing his coat oil
fire but do not recollect which arm il was
possibly it was his right arm. There wa
a little round hole burned in it and it wa.
burning pretty rapidly. think Mr.. Car
raway put it out
Was Col. Hamilton showing any signs o
pain? Was he standing on his feet?
He was standing on his feet He sait
he was shot somewhere in the omach II,
had no vest on at the time, and | saw OF
his shirt a blood mark about where ht
said he was wounded.
How far do you think you could hav
seen buggy or vehicle up the road OF
that night Well, sir, from my residenc
| looking up the street, from the middle o
the street, L think l could have seen it a!
far as the government building.
You saw no carriage? No, sir.
You say it was a very bright, clear night
Yes, sir, the moon was full or nearly full
and there was not cloud in the sky
That street runs directly east and west
Yes. sir
And there are no shadows to disturb th
view from the depot TO the Capitol? 1t is
very wide street and the moon was at it
zenith and there were no shadows to OBJ
struct the view. Now to stand on or nea
the edge of the sidewalk person coul,
not have gotten good view because tn
column o those stores along there were il
the way.
Did you approach the bridge on the side
walk or out in the street? On the side
walk.
You saw nobody give Col Hamilton any
thing after you got there2 No, sir
Did any body do anything about arrest
ing Col Hamilton? No, sir.
Was there anything said by Mr. Cara
way about arresting Col. Hamilton, or di,
you see anybody do anything? No, sir.
Did you see him take Col Hamilton
pistol2 | did not
When Col. Hamilton made the remarl
about "the damn fool opened fire." was Mr.
Carraway in hearing2 Yes, sir, he coul,
not have been further than twenty feet.
Could he have heard it? Mr.. Carrawa,
was nearer to Col. Hamilton than l wa
when he male that remark.
Cross Examination-You were not befor
the eoroner's inquest? Ne, sir, was not.
How far was Col Hamilton from YOU an,
Mr.. Gambrell when he made that remarl
about Mr.. Gambrell having shot him?
suppose he was about ten feet
He was about ten feet from Mr.. Gambrel
when he made that remark? Yes, sir.
| by Judge Brame) Was he on the an
proach or on the bridge? He was on tn
approach.
(Col. Nugent.) How far was Mr. C. from vo,
at that timer My recollection is that Mr.. c
was nearer me than Col H.
Is not this approach to the bridge an as
cending approach from the sidewalk to tn,
bridge? Yes, sir.
About what is the difference in elevation
of the sidewalk at the point where the an
proach commences, and the bridge? l know
there is difference, but could not say.
Are there any posts along that sidewalk
TO support the railing at regular intervals;
Yes, sir
What are the size of those posts? 1 dc
| not reeoilect; should guess them to be
| about six inches.
Standing on the sidewalk as you say YOU
were, and looking up the street, did YOU
have an unobstrueted view up to the post
Officer No, sir.
You were in the street? No sir, l was on
| the sidewalk
would not have an unobstructed view? No
sir, the view would be obstructed by the
| posts.
The sidewalk descends from your house
| to the bridget Yes, sir
The sidewalk descends until il gets to the
approach to the bridge, when the approach
| ascends? Yes sir the descent ia verv I;cbt
1t is scarcely appreciable going that waV.
How far does your house stand back from
| the sidewalk [ would say about sixty
| feet, maybe few more.
| Between your house and the point on the
| approach TO the bridge where you observed
| Mr.. Gambrell, are there any physical OBJ.
structions to the viewY Yes, sir; the
| buildings that | enumerated while ago.
They are physical Instructions between
your house and where Mr. Gambrell was
| lying2 Yes, sir
/ You said you would have noticed that
pistol in the hands of Col. Hamilton. SIM
| pose that pistol had been all covered with
| blood, would that have made anv differ
| That would depend upon the suit of clothes
man wore. If there had been no contrast
| between the pistol and the clothes would
| not have noticed it.
Do you think it would have made any
difference? Yes. sir, it would certainly
have made some difference
At what point were you standing imme-
| dlateiy PRIOR TO the time when you heard
what you say was the first shot | was
| sitting in my room at the eastern end of
| the house.
In what were you engaged at the time-in
| conversation Conversation with nv wife
and brother.
| How long after that shot was il before
you heard TINS exclamation or cry First
| zane the snot and Immediately following
/ You then walkad To the street the r-o4 .